First post of 2014! Journey

Happy New Year! So recently I got my hands on a PS3... solely to play The Last of Us. But then I remembered that the game Journey was also available on the system. It's a great little game and really simple and beautiful. So one night, I got it in my head to do a little animated gif of the main character. So... here it is!

Have plenty of stuff to come soon. I'm working on a piece that's pretty damn laborious, which kind of explains why the blog has slowed down a bit lately. Hope to rectify that soon!

A SHORT HISTORY OF US

So at the weekend, I proposed to my girlfriend. I had been working on an animated history of us, and completed it last week. It came as a complete surprised to her, and her reaction was better than I could have ever hoped. This really was what they call a labour of love, and I enjoyed every minute in animating it!

TROPHY BOYFRIEND - FADED PLASTIC SPADE

So here it is. The final, edited, comped, musical video for Faded Plastic Spade by Trophy Boyfriend. Over the last two years (would have been completed quicker, but life got in the way), myself, Tom Gray and Simon Kelleghan created this video. I'm quite proud of it, especially as it's the first bit of animation I completely comped myself. Not being a compositor by profession, I'm quite pleased with the results! Must post some of the work in progress soon.

Gumball first look

Well here's your first look at the last show I worked on, The Amazing World of Gumball. Things have been kept pretty hush-hush on the show, but now the first clip is free to see. It's a mix of 2D, 3D and live-action and should be on your televisual box soon.

Calling Cthulu... Cthulu to the front desk.

Wedding Invitations

Done for two friends of mine getting married in October. Done with Photoshop and Flash.

Animation Showreel Lite

Here's the lite version of my showreel. Pared-down, cleaned up and streamlined. Because the other one was a little heavy...

...And my actual showreel

My showreel, containing animation from college and my first 4 years in the industry. Includes work from Cartoon Network's Forster's Home For Imaginary Friends, and Nickelodeon's El Tigre. Music by The Go! Team.